Combination wreath and bouquet holder for graves



' s. E. LoPL-:R er Al. 1.720.338

COMBINATION VIREATH- AND BOUQUET HOLDER FOR GRAVES Julif 9, 1929.

Filed Feb. 27, 1928 (YI/(4%) l bodied and as the scope of such inventionis to be determined as claimed.

Ve claim:

1. A Wreath holding device Comprising a Stem adapted to be driven intothe ground, a pair of Wreath engaging n'iember-s siidably carried bysaid stem and adapted for positioning in :my desired locution on saidstem and with reference to eaeh other, each of seid members havingoutwardly proj eet-ing means for engaging the inner circumference of theWreath7 and means for looking said members to the stem.

2. A Wreath supporting member comprising a supportingstem adapted to bedriven into the ground and being of rigid construction, zt pair ofWreath engaging members having Curved body portions adapted to engagethe body portion of the WreathV and having outwardly projecting teethvadapted to enter the body portion of the Wren-th7 said members eachhaving hubs slidably carried by said stem, and thumb screws passingthrough said hubs and adapted" to engage the stein to loi-k said membersin their adjusted positimis.

3. A Wreath supporting member roiuprsing :t supporting,T stem adapted tobe driven into the ground and being of rigid construetion, n pair ofwreath eirgugvriir;r members having curved body portions adapted toengage the body portion of the wreath :1nd huring outwardly projectingteeth adapted to enter the body portion of the wreath, su id ineinberseach hnving hubs siidubiy eurried by suid stem, and thumb screws passingthrough snid hubs and adapted to engage the siem to lork said members intheir adjusted positions, :ind a bouquet holder having n hub siidubiymu*- ried by said stem.

In testimony that we rimini the '[ioregoiin; we have hereunto set ourhiinds :it Oshkosh= in the county oil finnebzigo und Stute of Tisconsin.

SAMUEL E. LOPER. GEORGE iVILSON LOPER,

